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Alford
Alford is a huge village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just southern of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford (also called the Vale of Alford) which inhabits the middle reaches of the River Don. The place-name is thought to come from the Scots auld ford; its original setting being on the banks of the Don. The "L" noise in the word has, with time, been gone down, as well as is silent. Alternatively, the name could be a tautology; a combination of ath and also ford, both suggesting 'ford' in Gaelic and Scots respectively. Alford provided its name to a fight of the Battle of Alford (1645 ). It is additionally the house of the Aberdeen Angus livestock reproduce, which is celebrated by a life-sized version of a bull on the edge of the village, which the Queen Mother inaugurated in 2001. It is believed that the initial breeding ground of the cattle was Buffal, situated in between Challenging (Tulloch) as well as Craigievar close-by Alford. One more specialty for the community is Alford Oat meal, ground at Montgarrie, just outside the community. Alford additionally sports the Alford Area Campus, with a library and also pool. The Alford Valley Railway, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford Heritage Museum and also Craigievar Castle are preferred visitor tourist attractions, with a series of various other archaeological sites, stone circles, and also castles (consisting of Balfluig Castle, Castle Fraser as well as Drum Castle) being within simple reach by roadway. One stone circle, initially believed to be ancient, turned out to be a 20-year-old reproduction. Situated in Alford, Haughton Country Park is a large and also popular environment-friendly area with a caravan park and also woodland strolls. The 18 opening Alford Golf Club is an attractive as well as enjoyable training course which has a big regional membership.